chuckle
131Chucking — Chuck Chuck (ch[u^]k), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Chucked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Chucking}.] [Imitative of the sound.] 1. To make a noise resembling that of a hen when she calls her chickens; to cluck. [1913 Webster] 2. To chuckle; to laugh. [R.] Marston.… …
132Hint — Hint, v. i. To make an indirect reference, suggestion, or allusion; to allude vaguely to something. [1913 Webster] We whisper, and hint, and chuckle. Tennyson. [1913 Webster] {To hint at}, to allude to lightly, indirectly, or cautiously. Syn: To… …
